adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈfeɪθfəli/
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CMU ARPABET:F EY1 TH F AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a faithful manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The CD reproduces music faithfully.
I have been faithfully married for the past twenty years.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended using an honorific.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
in a faithful manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it always came on, faithfully, like the radio
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dependably, reliably
Antonyms: unfaithfully
History
Etymology
From Middle English feithfulli, equivalent to faithful + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
вярно
(vjarno)
— in a faithful manner
Bulgarian:
точно
(točno)
— in a faithful manner
Catalan:
fidelment
— in a faithful manner
Ngazidja Comorian:
ha uaminifu
— in a faithful manner
Czech:
věrně
— in a faithful manner
Esperanto:
fidele
— in a faithful manner
French:
fidèlement
— in a faithful manner
Galician:
fielmente
— in a faithful manner
German:
brav
— in a faithful manner
German:
glaubend
— in a faithful manner
German:
vertrauend
— in a faithful manner
German:
treu
— in a faithful manner
Gothic:
𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌱𐌰
(triggwaba)
— in a faithful manner
